Bobby Shearer

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Bobby Shearer
Personnel
Surname Robert Shearer
birthday December 29, 1931
place of birth Hamilton ,  Scotland
date of death November 5, 2006
size 185 cm
position Defender
Juniors
Years station
Burnbank Athletic
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
1950-1955 Hamilton Academical 73 (13)
1955-1965 Glasgow Rangers 267 0(2)
1965 Queen of the South 30 0(0)
National team
Years selection Games (goals)
1961 Scotland 4 0(0)
Stations as a trainer
Years station
1965 Queen of the South
1967 Third Lanark
1970-1971 Hamilton Academical
1 Only league games are given.

Robert "Bobby" Shearer (born December 29, 1931 in Hamilton , Lanarkshire , † November 5, 2006 ; called Captain Cutlass ) was a Scottish football player and football coach . The defender was mainly under contract with the Glasgow Rangers and played four games for the Scottish national team .

career

Bobby Shearer's professional career began in 1950 with his hometown club, Hamilton Academical .

In December 1955 Shearer moved to the national top club Glasgow Rangers, with whom he celebrated his greatest successes in the following ten years. In addition to four successes each in the Cup and League Cup, the Rangers were also able to bring the national championship to the Ibrox five times . In 1964, Bobby Shearer led the team as captain to the triple , winning all three titles in one season.

The greatest success of the Rangers at international level during this time was the entry into the final of the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1961 , which was lost to Fiorentina .

Bobby Shearer was recognized as a leader in the Rangers team of the early 1960s, considered one of the best in the club's history. In total, he appeared in 407 games in all competitions for the Light Blues .

In 1961, Bobby played his only four games for the Scottish national football team. He made his debut in a historic 9-3 defeat by England at Wembley ; it followed three games in qualifying for the 1962 World Cup in Chile , in which Scotland lost to Czechoslovakia and did not qualify.

After leaving the Rangers in 1965, Shearer had a brief coaching career; he coached Queen of the South , Third Lanark and Hamilton Academical, where he had been active as a player. In addition, he pursued his business interests and worked, among other things, in construction .

Bobby Shearer died in 2006 at the age of 74.

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personal data
SURNAME Shearer, Bobby
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Shearer, Robert; Captain Cutlass (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION scottish soccer player and coach
DATE OF BIRTH December 29, 1931
PLACE OF BIRTH Hamilton (South Lanarkshire)
DATE OF DEATH November 5, 2006